Teacher Education in a Changing Global Perspective

Professor Stephen Dinham will discuss international trends in teacher pre-service and in-service education. He will explain the use of professional teaching standards and new approaches to teacher salary and career structures that will drive, inform, recognise and reward teacher development and learning.

The need for personalised approaches to school student’s learning in the context of eect size research will also be highlighted. Recent developments in the national curricula, testing and accreditation of teaching education courses and leadership preparation will also be covered during this lecture.

Fri, Oct 7 2011,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Lecture Theatre 4,
Level 1, North Building
Sunway University

Be Alive and Be Transformed!

Connect your inner essence and purpose with your outer achievement and fulfillment.

As a Communications Artist for over 20 years Annie Armen from Los Angeles, USA, is on a mission to serve as a bridge between your vision and performance through her unique unbridled passion. Let her ignite, empower and move you towards owning your “why” and living a purposeful life by applying her extraordinary gifts of communication, insight and compassion. Let Annie Armen lead you on a journey of self-discovery and self-actualisation to reach to your full potential.

Wed, Sep 14 2011,
7.30pm - 8.30pm

Lecture Theatre 6,
Level 4, North Building
Sunway University

Directors choosing an auditor: Is it a club for the well connected?

by Professor Keith Houghton, Professor of Business Administration, Australian National University

As you will realize, auditor choice is one of the key elements in corporate governance in the modern corporation but there is evidence that the choice of auditor is not independent; indeed, one can map out “families” of companies which have both shared directors and shared auditors.

The policy question arising from this is of course, is this good for the shareholders of the company and is it something corporate regulators need to be aware of when putting in place regulatory regimes which until now have been typically based on individual companies and not on the “families” of companies that appear to exist.  

Wed, June 8 2011,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Lecture Theatre 6,
Level 4, North Building
Sunway University

China’s Public Examination System : Did It Produce The Best And The Brightest?

by Professor David L McMullen Professor Emeritus of Chinese, Cambridge University

The public examination system in China, the main method for selecting government officials in the pre-modern period, has a long history. Its origins lie with the promotion of the ideal of the 'career open to talents' by the early philosophers. By the Tang period it had become culturally important and politically integral to the structure of the government. When European observers first arrived in China it drew their excited admiration.

This lecture looks at the evolution and main features of the system. It asks whether the tests it involved effectively selected for competence in office, and makes broad comparisons with recruitment procedures for government service in other cultures. Finally, the lecture suggests that after its abolition in 1905, the examination system bequeathed a powerful legacy to modern China through the tradition of respect for formal education and the mental training that had so long been integral to it.

Professor McMullen has published ‘State and Scholars in Tang China’ (Cambridge, 1988).
 

Wed, May 25 2011,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Lecture Theatre 6,
Level 4, North Building
Sunway University

The Path To A Sustainable Future

The Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger, ONZ, Chancellor, University of Waikato, New Zealand

The challenging times faced by the modern world lend emphasis to the importance of New Zealand's focus on sustainable development. The drivers are even more important than ever to improve sustainability in business and in our environmental practices, and to use multi-disciplinary teams to solve the complex problems facing societies around the world. Successful strategies for the future need innovation and sustainability. Business profitability, healthy populations and a living planet depend upon it.

Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997.

Fri, May 20 2011,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Auditorium 7,
Level 2,
Sunway University

Skills required for employment in the 21st century

by Professor Peter Dawkins, Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University

Every good university aims to produce the most highly employable graduates. This includes, for example, a strong focus on work-integrated and work-based learning. In the 21st century, employers want their highly skilled employees to possess generic skills such as problem-solving and teamwork as well as “domain skills” and knowledge, relevant to the particular occupations or job. In this lecture, Professor Peter Dawkins explores the range of 21st century skills and the knowledge that employers demand, drawing particular references from Gardner H (2007) Five Minds for the Future and Wagner T (2008) The Global Achievement Gap: Why even our best schools don’t teach the new survival skills our children need - And what can we do about it.

To view the presentation slides, click here.

To view pictures from the public lecture, click here

Fri, March 25 2011,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Auditorium 7,
Level 2, South Building
Sunway University

“Studying In Today's America :  
How To Choose The Right College Or University”

by Dr. Donald G. McCloud, Dean of the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education, Western Michigan University

In view of the rapid changes taking place in American Higher Education, there is a necessity for us to keep ourselves updated. We have invited Donald McCloud to explain to us what is happening on the Amercian scene. Donald McCloud is Dean of the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. From 2001 to 2007, he was the Executive Director, Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (Fulbright Exchange Program), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Dean McCloud is eminently suited to speak on this subject. Students, lecturers, parents, and others are invited to attend this lecture.

Mon, January 10 2011,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Lecture Theatre 6, Level 4, North Building
Sunway University

“Higher Education in Transition”

by Professor James L. Morrison, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of North Carolina

Higher education in USA is experiencing dramatic changes as demand for it increases due to high unemployment rates, technological changes in industries, intense competition for international students and a greying population among other factors.

Prof. James Morrison, an eminent scholar and educator from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will share his thoughts with Malaysians on how to address problems of higher education in transition, whether in USA, Malaysia or elsewhere.

Mon, January 3 2011,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Lecture Theatre 6, Level 5, North Building
Sunway University

“Some Very Special Anniversaries”

by Sir Christian Bonington, CBE, Chancellor, Lancaster University

Sir Christian Bonington is more than just a climber. He is now one of Britain’s leading motivational speakers for business.

Celebrating a host of important anniversaries, Sir Chris Bonington's lecture will draw on a long and distinguished mountaineering career and will bring together a number of significant first ascents:

• 50th Anniversary of his first ascent of Annapurna II
• 40th Anniversary - First ascent South Face of Annapurna
• 35th Anniversary - First ascent South West Face of Everest
• 25th Anniversary of Sir Chris's ascent of Everest.

While he takes you through his expeditions making the links between what he does so successfully on the mountain with business today, you will be inspired, thrilled and more than ready to climb your own Everest.

Thurs, September 30 2010,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Auditorium 7, Level 2, South Building
Sunway University

Social Media in the Classroom: What are the Potentials and Pitfalls of Graduating Skilled Knowledge Workers?

by Dr Michael Netzley, Singapore Management University

In what ways are the Internet and interactive communication technologies impacting university pedagogy? Tertiary institutions are now filled with students who are digital natives. How do we best prepare our students to be skilled knowledge workers who can out-perform the competition by using Web 2.0 technologies?

To help us explore this question, Dr Netzley will share pedagogical case studies from around the globe to see how faculty are enriching the learning experience by using social media. He will also reflect on some of the most recent research, presenting both opportunities and challenges, regarding social media and learning. Dr Netzley will discuss the potentials and pitfalls of bringing social media into the university classroom and share practical steps for transitioning to technology-assisted learning.

Tues, September 28 2010,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Auditorium 7, Level 2, South Building
Sunway University

Opportunities & Prospects for Actuarial Science Graduates

by Jean Lemaire,
Harry J. Loman Professor of Insurance & Actuarial Science
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Winner of the 1988 International Prize of the Italian Academy of Science. Recipient of the Wharton School’s Hauck Award for Excellence in Teaching. Has published over 100 research papers and books on game theory and actuarial science.

Professor Lemaire will speak on the impact of genetic testing on insurance policy. Many life threatening diseases are genetically linked and tests are readily available to detect gene mutation. He will focus on breast and ovarian cancer to illustrate the issues involved. The lecture will also touch on what is Actuarial Science, the types of Certification involved and what Actuaries do.

Mon, August 9 2010,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Auditorium 7, Level 2, South Building
Sunway University

Helicobacter Before and After the Nobel Prize

by Nobel Laureate Professor Barry J. Marshall AC,
The University of Western Australia

Barry J. Marshall and J. Robin Warren were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2005 in recognition of their 1982 discovery that Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium, causes one of the most common and important diseases to mankind, peptic ulcer disease. In 1984, Professor Marshall performed a self-administered experiment in which he drank a culture of H.pylori. He also came up with a combination of drugs that killed H.pylori and eliminated ulcers permanently. The hypothesis that H. pylori is a causative factor of stomach cancer was accepted by the World Health Organisation in 1994.

This work has now been acknowledged as the most significant discovery in the history of gastroenterology and is compared to the development of the polio vaccine and the eradication of small pox.

Mon, August 2 2010,
5.30pm - 6.30pm

Auditorium 7, Level 2, South Building
Sunway University